Victim-set rat or mouse trap.



IL, BRDCKER, JR. VICTIM :SET RAT OR MOUSE TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1911.

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FREDERICK BROCKER, JB., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VICTIM-SET RAT OR MOUSE TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application filed April 15, 1911. Serial No. 621,416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK BROCKER, J r., citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Victim-Set Rat or Mouse Traps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a victim set rat or mouse trap, and has for its object to provide a trap of simple structure which includes a body comprising a pound and an entrance. In the entrance are located tripping devices for permitting a door to fall after the animal has entered, and upon the partition between the entrance portion and the pound is provided a pivoted platform, upon which the animal must pass in its endeavor to escape and as it does so its weight will cause the said platform to swing, whereby the animal is precipitatedinto the pound and at the same timet-he entrance door is moved toopen position and is so held until it is lowered by another animal subsequently actuating the tripping mechanism.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which: V

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the trap, showing the parts in one position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the trap, showing the parts in another position; Fig. 3 is an elevation of one end of the trap, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the other end of the trap, with a part broken away.

I Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

The trap includes a body 1, which is provided at one end with a pound 2 and at its other end with an entrance portion 3; An opening 4 is provided at one end of the entrance portion and at the sides of the said opening vertically disposed guides 5 are located. A door 6 having at its side edge portions sleeves 7 or equivalent devices is arranged to open and close over the entrance opening 4. The sleeves 7 receive the guides 5, and the said door 6 is provided at its upper edge with an inwardly disposed portion or member 8. In the partition 9 between the entrance part 3 and pound 2 of the trap is provided an opening 10 over which is located a hood 11 which projects from the partition 9 into the pound 2. A platform 12 is hingedly attached at one edge with the partition 9 and normally closes the hood 11. A rod 13 is fixed to the platform 12 and extends to within close proximity of the door 6 where it is provided with a laterally dis posed extremity 14, in the ath of movement of which the member 8 'o the door 6 is located. A trip 15 is pivoted to the top of the body 1 and has an end portion 16 extending down into the entrance part 3 of the trap and provided with an angularly disposed extremity 17 which at times is projected into the path of movement of the member 8 of the door 6 and is adapted to hold the said door in elevated position. The

major portion of the trip 15 lies upon the top of the body 1 and extends from its point of pivotal connection with the said body back toward the partition 9 and terminates in a laterallydisposed extremity 18. A hook 19 is pivotally connected at an intermediate point tothe top of the body 1 and hangs down within the entrance portion 8 of the said body. The hook extremity 20 of the said hook member 19 istlocated in the vicinity of the partition 9. The upper portion of the hook 19 is pivoted to the top of the body 1 and is disposed toward the door 6, as at 21. The said portion 21 of the hook lies under the laterally disposed extremity 18 of the trip 15. If desired the bottom of the body 1 may be provided with a hinged door 22, through whichthebaitmay be inserted to be placed upon the hook extremity 20. The pound 2 is provided at that end remote from the partition 9 with a movable door 23, through which the animals may be extracted from the said pound.

In operation, a bait having been placed upon the extremity 20 and the door 6 lifted so that its lug 8 engages the extremity 17 of the catch 15, the trap is in set condition. The animal then endeavors to get at the bait upon the extremity 20 and enters the opening 4: of the entrance portion 3 of the body. When it grasps the bait upon the extremity 20 of the hook 19 it will attempt to back out of the opening 1 and carry with it the bait. This will swing the hook 19 so that its upper portion 21 will move in an upward direction and lift the extremity 18 of the trip 15. Therefore the said trip will turn upon its pivotal connection with the top of the body 1 and the angular extremity 17 is carried from under the lug 8 and by portion 3 through the opening in the partition 9. It will then move on the platform 12 and swing the same so that it is precipitated down into the' pound 2, in which it is effectually entrapped. At 'theti'ine that the platform 12 swings, the rod 13 is swung in an upward direction and the extremity 14 thereof encounters the lug 8 of the door 6 and lifts the said door so that the said lug brushes past the angularly disposed extremity 17 of the trip and lodges upon the same, whereby the door is held in elevated position. In the meantime the animal has passed off of the platform 12 and under the weight of the rod 13 the said platform closes against the lower edge of the hood 11 and the angular extremity 14 of the rod moves down toward the lower edge of the door 6,

which is now in elevated position. Therefore it will be seen that in consequence of the movement of the animal in the body of the trap the parts are reset and byreason of the fact that the animal will seek to make an escape as soon as it realizes that the door 6 is closed, it will cease to attempt to devour the bait, and the same bait may therefore be used for an indefinite number of times.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A trap, comprising a body divided by a partition into an entranceportion and a pound, the entrance portion being provided with an inlet opening and the partition having an opening which establishes communication between' the' two said portions, a door slidably mounted at the inlet opening of the entrance :portion for vertical movement Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the I Washington. D. G.

located above the top of the body with an angularly disposed extremity, a hook pivotediat the top'of-the body and hanging pendent within the entrance portion thereof and having a portion lying upon the top of the; body and extending under the last mentioned, angularly disposed extremity of the trip, a hood mounted upon the partition a trip over the opening therein and projecting into the pound, aplatform hingedly attached to r the partition and normally closing said hood, and a rod fixed to said platform and extending toward the door and having an angularly disposed portion which projects into 'the path of movement of the lug upon the door.

2. A trap, comprising a body having an inlet. opening, a door slidably mounted at said opening for vertical movement and having an inwardly disposed lug, a trip member pivoted at the top of the body and having an angularly disposed extremity at one end'norm'ally located in the path of movement of said lug and provided at its other end and abovethe body with an angularly disposed extremity, a hook pivotally supported at the top of the body and hanging pendent within thesame and provided with a portion lying above the top of the body and extending under the last mentioned angularly disposed extremity of the trip member;

ture in presence of 'two witnesses.

FREDERICK BROGKER, JR. '[L. 3.]

Witnesses:

ERNEST BROCKER,

JACOB SoHEIMEIsTnR.

Commissioner of Patents.

. In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signa 

